[Colloque] African Diaspora and Development Day 2010

 

           AFRICAN DIASPORA & DEVELOPMENT DAY 2010 (AD3)
‘The African Diaspora within a Global Context’

For Bookings, email: Tighisti Amare at:
tamare / at / chathamhouse / dot / org / dot / uk 
Tel: 020 7957 5718

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AFRICANS IN SOUTH ASIA: A FORGOTTEN PEOPLE – BY DR SHIHAN DE SILVA JAYASURIYA
 

Lecture on the historic and contemporary role of Africans in the military and their contributions to the music of the Indian subcontinent. Presented by Dr Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya - author of the book on ‘African Identity in Asia: Cultural Effects of Forced Migration’ (Markus Wiener Publishers: New Jersey, USA), Senior Fellow at Institute of Commonwealth Studies (University of London) and Rapporteur UNESCO Slave Route Project (Paris).

HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE AFRICAN DIASPORA – BY GIBRIL FAAL

Lecture on  the historical basis of the different  African  diasporas  and  their  role  in  contemporary  African  socio-economic  development.  Presented by Gibril Faal – author of paper on ‘Definition and Classification of the African Diaspora’ and Chairman of AFFORD (African Foundation for Development).
 

Organised By: African Foundation for Development

Supported by: Chatham House